nemesis <nam### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 escreveu:
> > killer application for Unix", you don't expect some ugly archaic looking
> > text-only interface...
> >
> > Yes, I've used SSH myself. It's quite neat that I can have an old 386
> > laptop sitting in a cupboard somewhere and operate it basically as if I
> > was sitting in front of it. On the other hand, would it be so hard to do
> > so with a less primitive interface?
>
> it's strange that *a* guy used to programming languages feels awkward
> about a text interface.  Plus, were you ever taught that one shouldn't
> judge a book by its cover?  Notepad in all its glorious graphical user
> interface is much more featureless and *rudimentary* than vi on an old Unix
> terminal.
>
> There is power in words, they make spells and those magical enchantments
> make things happen in the real world, like dispensing cash at your local
> ATM.

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